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A New Quantum Algorithm Speeds Up Solving a Huge Class of Problems
It’s been difficult to find important questions that quantum computers can answer faster than classical machines, but a new algorithm appears to do so for [...]
Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is Quietly Revolutionizing the Energy System
This energy storage technology is harnessing the potential of solar and wind power—and its deployment is growing exponentially.Read More
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Strange Rocks on Mars
A rock containing many smaller round stones could indicate that there was once a large amount of liquid water on the Red Planet.Read More
NASA Tests Key Spacesuit Parts Inside This Icy Chamber
6 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) An astronaut glove designed for International Space Station spacewalks is prepped for testing in [...]
Scientists Find Measles Likely To Become Endemic in the US Over Next 20 Years
A new study forecasts more than 850,000 measles cases over the next 25 years if US vaccination rates stay the same. Millions of infections are [...]
NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from Students in California
NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim. Credit: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center Students from Santa Monica, California, will connect with NASA astronaut Jonny [...]
Muscle Memory Isn’t What You Think It Is
In her new book, On Muscle, Bonnie Tsui investigates the other stuff our thews remember—like how to grow when you exercise.Read More
Finland Could Be the First Country in the World to Bury Nuclear Waste Permanently
In March, Finland successfully completed the first test of its encapsulation plant, which, if finished, will become the world’s first permanent underground storage facility for [...]